Dale Dougherty: We are Makers

January 1, 2011 (over 13 years ago)

Dale Dougherty tells how each one is a maker in the simplest ways in our everyday lives. He also shares the amazing and innovative makers that he has met during the Makers Faire.

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Nigel Marsh: How to Make Work-Life Balance Work

May 1, 2010 (about 14 years ago)

Nigel Marsh shares his four observations on how to live a well balanced life.

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Elizabeth Lesser: Take "The Other" to Lunch

December 1, 2010 (over 13 years ago)

Elizabeth Lesser launches her movement called "Take the Other to Lunch." This movement simply asks for a person to take another person - with totally opposite way of life, beliefs and personality - to lunch to avoid "otherizing" and promote a more peaceful society.

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Lesley Hazleton: On Reading the Koran

October 1, 2010 (over 13 years ago)

Upon writing a biography of Muhammad, Lesley Hazleton decides to read the Koran. She then realizes the quotes and misquotes that a lot of people today are hearing and being exposed to.

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Christopher McDougall: Are We Born to Run?

July 1, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)

Christopher McDougall shares the mysteries of running starting from the Tarahumara tribe up until the modern day marathons. He presents the fact that humans are made to run and are designed to run long distances as part of our survival instincts.

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Bruce Feiler: The Council of Dads

October 2, 2010 (over 13 years ago)

Bruce Feiler shares his story of how being diagnosed with cancer changed his life and led him to reach out to his friends and family. He shares how the Council of Dads was brought about to help him nurture his daughters in case he loses to the disease.

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Thomas Goetz: It's Time to Redesign Medical Data

October 1, 2010 (over 13 years ago)

Thomas Goetz tries to redesign the modern heathcare system by providing ready information to patients that will encourage them to take action on their health needs without compromising their actual execution.

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Krista Tippett: Reconnecting with Compassion

November 1, 2010 (over 13 years ago)

Krista Tippett aims to resurrect compassion and give it a more tangible meaning through photographs that stir up this virtue in the hearts of the audience.

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Thomas Friedman: Listen to Your Heart

June 5, 2005 (almost 19 years ago)

Thomas L. Friedman shares with the Williams College class of 2005 a few simple life lessons he learned while treading the path of a journalist through the years.

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Anil Ananthaswamy: What It Takes To Do Extreme Astrophysics

December 1, 2010 (over 13 years ago)

Anil Ananthaswamy, being a science writer, went to see telescopes with astrophysicists and experience the hardships and challenges of being a scientist in search of a truth.

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